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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:17 pm
Edit: Hi, so earlier I wanted to find a new style of drawing, but the problem was not that I needed a new style- I just needed to improve my anatomy and portions. I wasn't taking critique before because I've been flamed and I don't want that to happen again, so meh. But no I am taking critique so yeah... I'm uploading more sig art later if I finish my current piece, but idk if I'm gonna be able to finish it, I'm kind of in a bad mood right now... >.>
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:07 pm
Not to say anything bad, but style is unique to everybody. I personally feel that anime is overdone. But if you think about it, each style is somewhat different though. I started like this too I guess, but I'm sorta losing the style I used to have. A good way to develop style of your own is to emulate other styles. For instance, I wanted to emulate Tetsuya Nomura (who drew Cloud Strife from FF7) and I sorta got close. Your art: You seem pretty good right now, you just need to learn some proportions to help. Once you got those down, try googling PoseManiacs to help with poses and stuff. Another good way to learn anatomy is to go look in a health book and study over the body. Where things end, where things start and how proportional everything is to each other (i.e. 2 heads=both shoulders). Just keep looking and practicing and you'll get it eventually. I'm not so good at explaining, so please forgive me for being vague ^^' Also, try looking up some tutorials on deviant art or even here at the how to draw manga guild. PoseManiacsNow a bit on style: If you really feel the need to change styles, but if you're not sure if you want to, just try sketching a bit and test things out. Trial and error are great learning materials. Like for instance, I tried going for an anime sorta look, but I felt the need to try new things. As I learned, I developed my own style somewhat even though it's Nomura based. Basically, if you don't like what you got, don't go with it and try something else. If nothing else comes, just refine what you have right now and try for something later. Me maybe a couple years agoMe maybe 1 year agoJust yesterdayMy previous pictures are a good example. I kept trying new things out, they didn't quite work out and I kept refining the style I had going. Right now, I'm trying to change somewhat by doodling on the side. For now, just do what I did and make your goal to be like your favorite artist! Once you do reach that stage, it's up to you how your art is done. If you're curious, I'm trying to emulate this style next. (shown only in certain parts. I think you'll know when you see it.) Also, if your characters and drawing have a story, that could also help your style (A good example I feel is the video game Okami.) And not to be rude, but once cannot tell you where you need to improve if you won't let them comment on your art. It's good to build something off of critiques (Like how I learned). Thank you for your time~ -Some dude with a possible developing mental issue, Cyberlation.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:18 pm
Cyberlation Not to say anything bad, but style is unique to everybody. I personally feel that anime is overdone. But if you think about it, each style is somewhat different though. I started like this too I guess, but I'm sorta losing the style I used to have. A good way to develop style of your own is to emulate other styles. For instance, I wanted to emulate Tetsuya Nomura (who drew Cloud Strife from FF7) and I sorta got close. Your art: You seem pretty good right now, you just need to learn some proportions to help. Once you got those down, try googling PoseManiacs to help with poses and stuff. Another good way to learn anatomy is to go look in a health book and study over the body. Where things end, where things start and how proportional everything is to each other (i.e. 2 heads=both shoulders). Just keep looking and practicing and you'll get it eventually. I'm not so good at explaining, so please forgive me for being vague ^^' Also, try looking up some tutorials on deviant art or even here at the how to draw manga guild. PoseManiacsNow a bit on style: If you really feel the need to change styles, but if you're not sure if you want to, just try sketching a bit and test things out. Trial and error are great learning materials. Like for instance, I tried going for an anime sorta look, but I felt the need to try new things. As I learned, I developed my own style somewhat even though it's Nomura based. Basically, if you don't like what you got, don't go with it and try something else. If nothing else comes, just refine what you have right now and try for something later. Me maybe a couple years agoMe maybe 1 year agoJust yesterdayMy previous pictures are a good example. I kept trying new things out, they didn't quite work out and I kept refining the style I had going. Right now, I'm trying to change somewhat by doodling on the side. For now, just do what I did and make your goal to be like your favorite artist! Once you do reach that stage, it's up to you how your art is done. If you're curious, I'm trying to emulate this style next. (shown only in certain parts. I think you'll know when you see it.) Also, if your characters and drawing have a story, that could also help your style (A good example I feel is the video game Okami.) And not to be rude, but once cannot tell you where you need to improve if you won't let them comment on your art. It's good to build something off of critiques (Like how I learned). Thank you for your time~ -Some dude with a possible developing mental issue, Cyberlation. :O thank you so much!!!!!! That helped so much!!! OH MY GOSH THANKYOU! XD About not wanting critique- thats because I asked for some and people flamed me, so I ask friends for critique not random people. Thank you so much!
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:47 pm
Cyberlation is quite right there girl. Emulating other styles for a little while is a good base to allow yourself to improve. It's a decent crutch until you learn how create your own style, but remember that anime doesn't always look like Death Note, Final Fantasy, Axis Powers Hetalia, and whatever ends up being shown on cable. Explore your fandom a little more and find a style you know you could emulate and eventually grow from. I would suggest reading up on and finding a bit of inspiration from:
Azumanga Daioh Yotsuba&! Genshiken Fooly Cooly (Both the anime and manga versions. I would HIGHLY suggest taking a look at the Manga version for it's wild ink style)
No More Heroes Okay, this one is a videogame, but Cyberlation used Okami as an example. Tthe style in this game, and it's bonus 2D drawings unlocked later are golden. Plus the anti-hero-protagonist is as otaku as you can get.
OKAY, now that the pleasantries are out of the way, time for me to say some things your first statement had coming to you:
FIRST OFF: Your whole little critique statement has me rather irked. You won't get far if you are unable to accept critique from others besides your friends. Yes, there are flamers, but you can simply brush them off you know. Outside the flamers, there are a plethora of people out there who can critique your work, and aren't out to get you. These people want to see you improve, so even though they sound rough, don't cast them aside. You may find yourself improving.
SECOND: You can feel free to draw anime for however long you want, but asking for ANIMEZ ONLY PLZPLZPLZ leads to chaos. Keep your opinions open and look for those who do awesome art that ISN'T anime. I follow a few people online who were inspired by, or simply love to watch anime, and look at what they draw:
Josh Lesnick's webcomic "Girly" HaikuNinja of Deviantart DarkHarry of Deviantart
THIRD: I saw the art in your signature after I put the broken tinyurl link into another window. I'm not one to judge really since I had a LOT of anatomical problems about a year or so ago, but hey, whatever. Anyway, you suffer from the usual issues of most beginning animez artists. You hide the arms and legs behind the character, or cut them off at a part of the page. If you are practicing, do not let something get cut off by the page unless you really want it to for the sake of the drawing. Try to include legs, hands, feet, and other stuff as you practice drawing bodies. The head is fine, sans the eye becoming the most dominant feature of the entire thing, making itself stick out over even hair. Remember to draw hair over the eyeball if you draw it the way you do. Also, study how the chest works on an actual body. The breast area just looks a little unsettling, how her right breast has dominated her chest like the one eye on her face.
FINALLY: I may have just criticized you, but it's all for the better girl. I had no intention of angering you or anything, I only want to see you grow. Keep drawing and study whatever you can. I found this little forum topic on Gaia a few weeks ago. Use it to find some anatomical references that could really help you out.
ANATOMY, RED LINES, NEED HELP?
And once again because Cyberlation did it, here's a comparison of my growth or something:
Random Fanwork from Summer 2008 Mario RPG/Gurren Lagann fanwork from about a month ago.
Keep on working girl, and NEVER STOP IMPROVING!
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:51 pm
mellorocks Shaos X Cyberlation is quite right there girl. Emulating other styles for a little while is a good base to allow yourself to improve. It's a decent crutch until you learn how create your own style, but remember that anime doesn't always look like Death Note, Final Fantasy, Axis Powers Hetalia, and whatever ends up being shown on cable. Explore your fandom a little more and find a style you know you could emulate and eventually grow from. I would suggest reading up on and finding a bit of inspiration from:
Azumanga Daioh Yotsuba&! Genshiken Fooly Cooly (Both the anime and manga versions. I would HIGHLY suggest taking a look at the Manga version for it's wild ink style)
No More Heroes Okay, this one is a videogame, but Cyberlation used Okami as an example. Tthe style in this game, and it's bonus 2D drawings unlocked later are golden. Plus the anti-hero-protagonist is as otaku as you can get.
OKAY, now that the pleasantries are out of the way, time for me to say some things your first statement had coming to you:
FIRST OFF: Your whole little critique statement has me rather irked. You won't get far if you are unable to accept critique from others besides your friends. Yes, there are flamers, but you can simply brush them off you know. Outside the flamers, there are a plethora of people out there who can critique your work, and aren't out to get you. These people want to see you improve, so even though they sound rough, don't cast them aside. You may find yourself improving.
SECOND: You can feel free to draw anime for however long you want, but asking for ANIMEZ ONLY PLZPLZPLZ leads to chaos. Keep your opinions open and look for those who do awesome art that ISN'T anime. I follow a few people online who were inspired by, or simply love to watch anime, and look at what they draw:
Josh Lesnick's webcomic "Girly" HaikuNinja of Deviantart DarkHarry of Deviantart
THIRD: I saw the art in your signature after I put the broken tinyurl link into another window. I'm not one to judge really since I had a LOT of anatomical problems about a year or so ago, but hey, whatever. Anyway, you suffer from the usual issues of most beginning animez artists. You hide the arms and legs behind the character, or cut them off at a part of the page. If you are practicing, do not let something get cut off by the page unless you really want it to for the sake of the drawing. Try to include legs, hands, feet, and other stuff as you practice drawing bodies. The head is fine, sans the eye becoming the most dominant feature of the entire thing, making itself stick out over even hair. Remember to draw hair over the eyeball if you draw it the way you do. Also, study how the chest works on an actual body. The breast area just looks a little unsettling, how her right breast has dominated her chest like the one eye on her face.
FINALLY: I may have just criticized you, but it's all for the better girl. I had no intention of angering you or anything, I only want to see you grow. Keep drawing and study whatever you can. I found this little forum topic on Gaia a few weeks ago. Use it to find some anatomical references that could really help you out.
ANATOMY, RED LINES, NEED HELP?
And once again because Cyberlation did it, here's a comparison of my growth or something:
Random Fanwork from Summer 2008 Mario RPG/Gurren Lagann fanwork from about a month ago.
Keep on working girl, and NEVER STOP IMPROVING! Thanks ^_^
The stuff you told me- I know ^^ I'm working on anatomy and stuff right now. I'm not going to change my style, keeping mine, just trying to improve. In that picture though I actually did have hands, the body went down further, but had no legs. I just had to cut it off because I wanted it to fit. Thanks so much for your help ^_^ and I'm taking critique now, I've been convinced by the both of you xD Anyways, thanks again, and I only ask for anime only because it's my favorite type of art, and yes there is some art thats non-anime I like, but I want to learn how to draw better and I only draw anime.
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:04 pm
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